Marlborough superintendent candidates interview today

The School Committee will begin interviewing superintendent finalists this afternoon.

Paul Crocetti/Daily News staff

The School Committee will begin interviewing superintendent finalists this afternoon.

Starting at noon, the committee will interview Weymouth High School Principal Anthony Pope; Kelly Clenchy, superintendent for the Maine towns of Orono, Veazie and Glenburn; and Revere High School Principal David DeRuosi. The interviews are scheduled for two hours each.

The meetings, in the District Education Center, are open to the public.

On April 6, starting at 4 p.m., the School Committee will interview the other two finalists - Marlborough Assistant Superintendent James Jolicoeur and Douglas Superintendent Nancy Lane.

The search is on schedule, said Glenn Koocher, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, which is facilitating the process.

"Everything is going according to plan," Koocher said.

The city received 17 applications for the job. The superintendent search committee interviewed eight applicants and voted unanimously to select the five finalists.

The School Committee will narrow the pool to two or three candidates and visit their home districts. The public will also get a chance to interview the School Committee's selections.

The board hopes to select the new superintendent by April 30. The new superintendent's first day is scheduled for July 1.

Superintendent Mary Carlson is retiring in October.

Paul Crocetti can be reached at 508-490-7453 or pcrocett@cnc.com.

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